23 Apr 2026
Head Treasury at First Capital Bank Zambia
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- Company: First Capital Bank Zambia
- Location: Zambia
- State: Lusaka
- Job type: Full-Time
- Job category: Administrative/Secretarial Jobs in Zambia
Job Description
Reporting into the Chief Executive Officer, the job purpose includes the below:
- Supporting corporate / trade teams to successfully execute trade finance transactions.
- The incumbent will be responsible for driving P&L / revenue growth in line with annual budgets.
- Ensuring that the right talent is recruited and retained with the Treasury function on specific desks.
- Developing and executing on a Treasury strategy that considers the Bank’s growth plans and the obtaining Market conditions.
- Ensuring succession planning is in place and up to date for the Treasury Function.
- Ensuring Treasury Team’s Compliance to the Bank’s Risk and Compliance requirements.
Ensuring appropriate pricing of Bank products
Key Responsibilities:
- Ensuring adherence to the approved Capital Management framework and in-country regulatory and Board approved capital targets.
- In conjunction with Finance, provide concurrence on all capital applications (including Corporate Loan dispensations and guarantee applications).
- Compiling and implementing capital plans to include forecasting regulatory and economic capital demand & supply across business units.
- In conjunction with Finance and Risk, ensuring the capital position as estimated on the capital plan always meets the Board approved and regulatory targets.
- Ensuring adherence to ALM policies.
- Achieving an appropriate risk profile in line with Group standards and risk tolerances by hedging all manageable risk via the Treasury Trading desk.
- Driving the in-country ALCO process , ALCO committee meetings and ALCO reporting within the ALCO governance framework.
- Ensuring the implementation of and adherence to the First Capital Bank Group Pricing policies.
- In respect of the bank’s liquidity management, being responsible and accountable Funding Curve, Book Ownership and Structure Risk Management, Reporting and Financing for the Bank.
- Investment of Liquid Assets to meet regulatory requirements and liquidity objectives.
- Enhancing revenue and optimizing funding costs by managing Surplus Liquidity and Liquidity Buffers to optimize risk / return.
- Optimize daily intraday clearing by ensuring that shortages / surpluses are funded / invested as optimally as possible.
- Hedging all manageable interest rate risk in the banking book through investment in qualifying liquid assets or, where applicable, executing interest rate derivatives.
- Ensure all Treasury’s funding related market facing activities including interbank / wholesale funding and intra-day liquidity management are performed within group policy (i.e. Libor setting rules).
- Building credibility with banks and the regulator and maintaining strong relationships with these key external stakeholders.
- Ensuring all deals are dealt within dealer limits (market risk limits, counterparty limits, dealer’s mandate).
- Ensuring operational controls are in place and ensuring a robust Key Risk Assessment (KRA) framework.
- Ensuring satisfactory Internal Audit report.
Technical Skills & Competence:
- Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field.
- 5 years’ experience in a similar role.
- ACI Dealing Certificate.
- Must be a member of ACI The Financial Markets Association within 6 months of joining the Treasury department.
- Must have a clear understanding of current Banking Rules and Regulations.
- ZQA Clearance Certificate.
Qualifications and Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field.
- 5 years’ experience in a similar role.
- ACI Dealing Certificate.
- Must be a member of ACI The Financial Markets Association within 6 months of joining the Treasury department.
- Must have a clear understanding of current Banking Rules and Regulations.
- ZQA Clearance Certificate.
Method of Application
Submit your CV and Application on Company Website : Click HereClosing Date : 1st May, 2026.

